Air Conditioner Remote Authentication for Power Carrier Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is difficult to perform an authentication process for power carrier communication in devices installed at high locations, such as air conditioners, due to the challenge of pressing buttons, making it hard to establish a secure connection.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioner connection system that includes a first device connected via a power line for communication, a second device capable of radio communication, and a third device connected to an external network, with an authentication process control unit that facilitates the authentication process when a starting request is received from the second device, allowing for remote initiation of the authentication process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an authentication process requiring button pressing is used for power carrier communication, then security is ensured through encryption key sharing, but it becomes difficult to perform the authentication process in devices installed at high locations such as air conditioners
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical button-pressing operation with a wireless remote control operation. The remote control device transmits authentication start signals wirelessly to the air conditioner, eliminating the need for physical contact with buttons on high-mounted devices. This substitution maintains the authentication security while dramatically improving ease of operation for ceiling-installed equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote control device as an intermediary between the user and the air conditioner's authentication system. The remote control acts as a mediator that can trigger the authentication process without requiring the user to physically access or press buttons on the air conditioner itself, thus solving the operational difficulty while preserving the authentication mechanism's security.
2Ease of operation
If direct button pressing on the air conditioner is required for authentication, then the authentication process can be performed, but it requires user presence at the device location which is impractical for high-location installations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables preliminary authentication actions to be performed remotely before the user would need to physically access the air conditioner. The authentication process can be initiated and completed using the remote control device, allowing users to perform the authentication action in advance without needing to be physically present at the high-location device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical requirement of physical presence and button pressing with wireless remote operation. This substitution eliminates the time loss associated with traveling to or accessing high-mounted equipment, as authentication can be performed from a convenient location using the remote control device.
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AI summary
An air conditioner connection system includes an air conditioner having a first device connected via a power line in a communication-capable manner, and a second device capable of performing radio communication with the air conditioner. The air conditioner includes an authentication process control unit that controls the second device to perform an authentication process when a starting request of the authentication process for performing power carrier communication is received from the second device, the first device includes an authentication process unit that performs the authentication process under the control of the air conditioner, and the second device includes an authentication start process unit that transmits the starting request of the authentication process to the air conditioner.